World Interest-Rates Outlook

South Asia Tops the Ranks of World's Highest Real Interest Rates - Bloomberg

Published: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

South Asia Tops the Ranks of World's Highest Real Interest Rates  Bloomberg

Real interest rates in South Asia are among the highest in the world, raising the prospect of more dovish monetary policy in the region.

How Japan (Eventually) Changed the World With Zero Rates - Bloomberg

Published: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT

How Japan (Eventually) Changed the World With Zero Rates  Bloomberg

Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan. Twenty years ...

'Aggressive' interest rate cuts and electric car revolution in store for Australia: Pain - The Sydney Morning Herald

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:38:00 GMT

'Aggressive' interest rate cuts and electric car revolution in store for Australia: Pain  The Sydney Morning Herald

One of the world's foremost economic and political experts has predicted an Australian interest rate cut to 0.5 per cent and painted a picture of a future economy ...

World economy forecast to slow in 2019 amid trade war with China, rising US interest rates - USA TODAY

Published: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

World economy forecast to slow in 2019 amid trade war with China, rising US interest rates  USA TODAY

The world economy will be more sluggish this year, the International Monetary Fund warned Monday, citing trade disputes that have seen China slow to its ...

Fed shifts to Jim Bullard’s world after new interest-rate strategy - MarketWatch

Published: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Fed shifts to Jim Bullard’s world after new interest-rate strategy  MarketWatch

Once an outlier, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard's cautious approach to interest-rate policy has won the day at the central bank.

Janet Yellen: Possible next Fed move is a cut if global growth continues to slow - CNBC

Published: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Janet Yellen: Possible next Fed move is a cut if global growth continues to slow  CNBC

The Federal Reserve's next move may well be an interest rate cut if weakening growth around the world starts infecting the U.S. economy, former central bank ...

Bank Indonesia Mulls Accumulating Global Sukuk as Shariah Buffer - Bloomberg

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:00:00 GMT

Bank Indonesia Mulls Accumulating Global Sukuk as Shariah Buffer  Bloomberg

Bank Indonesia is weighing the use of sukuk issued by other countries in its monetary operations as demand for Shariah-compliant securities surge among ...

Debt Investors Embrace ‘Upside Down’ World After Fed Shift - The Wall Street Journal

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:40:00 GMT

Debt Investors Embrace ‘Upside Down’ World After Fed Shift  The Wall Street Journal

Signs that the Federal Reserve may be done with its yearslong campaign to raise interest rates are sending ripples through fixed-income markets, holding down ...

No interest rate hike in 'no deal' Brexit, says Bank of England rate-setter - Telegraph.co.uk

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:21:00 GMT

No interest rate hike in 'no deal' Brexit, says Bank of England rate-setter  Telegraph.co.uk

Interest rates will probably be cut or held in a "no deal" Brexit to boost the economy, according to policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe, rather than raised as Mark Carney ...

ECB Moves Closer to Global Dovish Shift as Coeure Mulls Loans - Bloomberg

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:55:00 GMT

ECB Moves Closer to Global Dovish Shift as Coeure Mulls Loans  Bloomberg

The European Central Bank took a step closer to injecting *fresh* stimulus into the weakening euro-area economy as one of its top policy makers said discussions ...

The Federal Reserve Seems Oblivious to a Coming Economic Crisis - Barron's

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:01:00 GMT

The Federal Reserve Seems Oblivious to a Coming Economic Crisis  Barron's

The Federal Reserve recently suggested that it was finished raising interest rates for now, and might even stop shrinking its post-financial-crisis balance sheet ...

These are the biggest global economic risks in 2019 - World Economic Forum

Published: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

These are the biggest global economic risks in 2019  World Economic Forum

We might see slow, steady global economic growth in 2019 - but the reality is more likely to be nerve-wracking, argues Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff.

Federal Reserve puts rate rises on hold as global economy slows - Financial Times

Published: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Federal Reserve puts rate rises on hold as global economy slows  Financial Times

The Federal Reserve executed a sharp about-turn on Wednesday as it put further interest rate rises on hold, citing tepid inflation and rising risks to global ...

The World Economy Just Can’t Escape Its Low-Growth, Low-Inflation Rut - The New York Times

Published: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

The World Economy Just Can’t Escape Its Low-Growth, Low-Inflation Rut  The New York Times

Fears of an imminent recession, which caused major turbulence in financial markets at the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019, have eased a bit. That's the good ...

Chance of a U.S. recession up, number of Fed rate hikes down: Reuters poll - Reuters

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:11:00 GMT

Chance of a U.S. recession up, number of Fed rate hikes down: Reuters poll  Reuters

BENGALURU (Reuters) - There is a one-in-four chance of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months, a scenario that should keep the Federal Reserve from raising ...

UK economy set for worst year since financial crisis, says Bank of England - The Guardian

Published: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:14:00 GMT

UK economy set for worst year since financial crisis, says Bank of England  The Guardian

The Bank of England has warned the economy is on course for its weakest year since the global financial crisis, as evidence suggests Brexit jitters are spreading ...

Bridgewater's Ray Dalio Fears a Recession Is Coming Soon - GuruFocus.com

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:56:59 GMT

Bridgewater's Ray Dalio Fears a Recession Is Coming Soon  GuruFocus.com

2018 proved to be a good year for Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund. Even as other top-flight hedge funds turned in painful losses, ...

Factories to test world's 'delicate equilibrium' - Reuters India

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:28:00 GMT

Factories to test world's 'delicate equilibrium'  Reuters India

The world economy is caught in a "delicate equilibrium" between stabilization and a further downturn, according to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, and ...

ECB's Draghi warns on rising risks to growth amid global headwinds - CNBC

Published: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

ECB's Draghi warns on rising risks to growth amid global headwinds  CNBC

The European Central Bank (ECB) took no action on Thursday, leaving its benchmark interest rates unchanged.

The Bank of Canada Might Not Be Done Hiking Just Yet - Bloomberg

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:18:00 GMT

The Bank of Canada Might Not Be Done Hiking Just Yet  Bloomberg

Investors wagering that the Bank of Canada is ready to throw in the towel on its tightening cycle are setting themselves up for disappointment, say market ...

5 problems with a $22 trillion national debt - CBS News

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:38:00 GMT

5 problems with a $22 trillion national debt  CBS News

America broke another record this week -- when the nation's debt crossed the $22 trillion mark. At about 80 percent of the country's GDP, it's the highest level of ...

A Look at the Current State of Global Interest Rates and the Risk Ahead - Forex Info

Published: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:58:29 GMT

A Look at the Current State of Global Interest Rates and the Risk Ahead  Forex Info

Interest rates are very important in the world today. They are special tools that central banks have to influence the monetary pol.

Fed policymakers see one US rate hike, or none, as growth slows - Zee Business

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:22:23 GMT

Fed policymakers see one US rate hike, or none, as growth slows  Zee Business

It is not clear how widely those views are shared among all 17 Fed policymakers. Several other policymakers speaking this week were careful not to say how ...

Fed shift helps global stocks close in on best month since 2016 - Financial Times

Published: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Fed shift helps global stocks close in on best month since 2016  Financial Times

An abrupt U-turn by the Federal Reserve on the prospect of further interest rate rises has helped put global stocks on track for their best month in almost three ...

Only A Matter Of Time Before Gold Beats The U.S. Dollar - Analysts - Kitco News

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:51:00 GMT

Only A Matter Of Time Before Gold Beats The U.S. Dollar - Analysts  Kitco News

(Kitco News) - The gold market is ending the week near the top of its two-week range and some analysts expect prices can continue to climb higher as the U.S. ...

Europe Vote Will Decide if Italy Stays in EU: League Lawmaker - U.S. News & World Report

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:50:00 GMT

Europe Vote Will Decide if Italy Stays in EU: League Lawmaker  U.S. News & World Report

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy should leave the European Union unless there is a decisive shift toward populist parties in European Parliament elections in May, ...

Charlie Munger says California, Connecticut have been 'stupid' for driving rich people away - CNBC

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:15:12 GMT

Charlie Munger says California, Connecticut have been 'stupid' for driving rich people away  CNBC

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, said that places like California and Connecticut have been very "stupid" for driving rich ...

Phew, the Bank would deploy common sense on no-deal Brexit - The Guardian

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:52:00 GMT

Phew, the Bank would deploy common sense on no-deal Brexit  The Guardian

A no-deal Brexit, in economic terms, would be a trip into the unknown and would very likely involve a severe shock. Even the sober sub-set of Brexit promoters ...

World markets fall ahead of EU growth forecasts - Lexington Herald Leader

Published: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT

World markets fall ahead of EU growth forecasts  Lexington Herald Leader

World stocks were mostly lower on Thursday ahead of the European Commission's economic forecasts. Germany reported its industrial production slipped 0.4 ...

How NZ changed world economies - Newsroom

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:55:42 GMT

How NZ changed world economies  Newsroom

This week's business podcast looks at how NZ changed the way governments all over the world run their economies.

The utterly unbelievable scale of U.S. debt right now - National Post

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:31:00 GMT

The utterly unbelievable scale of U.S. debt right now  National Post

The debt accumulated under Donald Trump would be enough to cover the inflation-adjusted cost of U.S. involvement in the Second World War.

US National Debt Hits Record $22 Trillion - NPR

Published: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:47:00 GMT

US National Debt Hits Record $22 Trillion  NPR

The U.S. government's public debt is now more than $22 trillion — the highest it has ever been. The Treasury Department data comes as tax revenue has fallen ...

Gold Is The Best Currency As World Faces Debt Crisis - Sprott Inc. - Kitco News

Published: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:54:00 GMT

Gold Is The Best Currency As World Faces Debt Crisis - Sprott Inc.  Kitco News

(Kitco News) - Investors need to stop focusing on gold's daily volatility and focus on its long-term potential as nations around the world deal with ballooning debt, ...

China’s Slowing Factory Prices Add to Deflation, Profit Concerns - Bloomberg

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:33:00 GMT

China’s Slowing Factory Prices Add to Deflation, Profit Concerns  Bloomberg

China's factory inflation decelerated for a seventh month, adding to concerns about the return of deflation and the impact that will have on already weak ...

Tempted by buy-to-let? I'd invest in FTSE 100 growth stocks instead - Motley Fool UK

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 09:00:26 GMT

Tempted by buy-to-let? I'd invest in FTSE 100 growth stocks instead  Motley Fool UK

Having seen property prices rise for decades, many people may feel that having a buy-to-let is a worthwhile move at present. After all, there's been a housing ...

China’s Property Market, Once a Lifeline, Now Carries Economic Risks - The Wall Street Journal

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 13:00:00 GMT

China’s Property Market, Once a Lifeline, Now Carries Economic Risks  The Wall Street Journal

Home prices are slumping in a number of smaller cities across China and officials express deepening concern with financial risks from years of rising property ...

The one chart you should watch, according to this chief economist - World Economic Forum

Published: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:01:18 GMT

The one chart you should watch, according to this chief economist  World Economic Forum

The group chief economist at research house Capital Economics explain why he thinks this measure is so significant.

The Hong Kong property bubble that won’t burst - Financial Times

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:00:00 GMT

The Hong Kong property bubble that won’t burst  Financial Times

A cooling Chinese economy has not been enough to seriously dent property prices.

Donald and the Deflationists - The New York Times

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:31:59 GMT

Donald and the Deflationists  The New York Times

U.S. political discussion has been dominated by the issue of Donald Trump's wall — an issue on which Trump's irrationality keeps surprising even his critics.

If you invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola 10 years ago, here's how much you'd have now - CNBC

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:37:52 GMT

If you invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola 10 years ago, here's how much you'd have now  CNBC

Coca-Cola's stock price fell 7.5 percent Thursday and net sales dropped 6 percent, but still, some analysts remain optimistic about the beverage giant, which ...

Heroes & Zeros: Seychelles vs. Facebook - Corporate Knights Magazine

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:19:54 GMT

Heroes & Zeros: Seychelles vs. Facebook  Corporate Knights Magazine

First, in 2007, came the “green bond,” the debt instrument that has raised hundreds of billions of dollars for projects to combat or adapt to climate change. Now ...

This is the only chart to watch ahead of the world's impending economic slowdown - Business Insider

Published: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:17:43 GMT

This is the only chart to watch ahead of the world's impending economic slowdown  Business Insider

The trade war between Washington and Beijing, coupled with the impacts of January's government shutdown, threaten to slow the US economic juggernaut.

Jeffrey Gundlach interview on Yahoo Finance's 'The Final Round' [Transcript] - Yahoo Finance

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:51:00 GMT

Jeffrey Gundlach interview on Yahoo Finance's 'The Final Round' [Transcript]  Yahoo Finance

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach joined Yahoo Finance's The Final Round on Wednesday, February 13 to talk about Fed policy, the state of the ...

Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary: More Subdued Data from the Global Economy - Action Forex

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 06:18:00 GMT

Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary: More Subdued Data from the Global Economy  Action Forex

Retail Sales Go Rogue. Energy prices weighed on both headline CPI and PPI. The January CPI was unchanged, while PPI fell 0.1%. Core measures were more ...

Are Real Assets Being Overlooked? - ETF Trends

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 16:00:00 GMT

Are Real Assets Being Overlooked?  ETF Trends

Real assets – commodities, precious and industrial metals, timber and coal, for example – have been off the radar for many investors as markets.

How the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Helped Usher in the Dawn of a Currency Revolution - CCN

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:23:24 GMT

How the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Helped Usher in the Dawn of a Currency Revolution  CCN

The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, is flush with massive profits from its operations in 2018, estimated from buybacks of its BNB token to total $446 ...

Stockwatch: Profit from China's wealthy middle class - Analysis & Commentary - Interactive Investor

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:03:00 GMT

Stockwatch: Profit from China's wealthy middle class - Analysis & Commentary  Interactive Investor

It's a leader in its field, and our stock picker thinks impressive results make this class act a buy. ...

Why Rich Snowbirds Are Trading Vacation Homes for Luxury Resorts - Fortune

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:00:38 GMT

Why Rich Snowbirds Are Trading Vacation Homes for Luxury Resorts  Fortune

Trading seasonal vacation homes for no-expenses-spared resort stays is becoming increasingly popular among the retirement jet set.

4 Stocks to Play the Data-Center Boom - Barron's

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:15:00 GMT

4 Stocks to Play the Data-Center Boom  Barron's

Data-center stocks may finally be getting over a rough patch. As real estate investment trusts, many fell more than 10% last year, hit by concerns about rising ...

How the world‘s top economies fared last week: All you need to know - Milbank Monitor

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:15:00 GMT

How the world‘s top economies fared last week: All you need to know  Milbank Monitor

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Krugman warns of possible global recession: Report - Fox Business

Published: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:51:15 GMT

Krugman warns of possible global recession: Report  Fox Business

Krugman also said the Federal Reserve doesn't have the tools to deal with an economic downturn.

Hedge funds play tug-of-war with the volatile Australian dollar - The Australian Financial Review

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:32:00 GMT

Hedge funds play tug-of-war with the volatile Australian dollar  The Australian Financial Review

Hedge funds are ratcheting up wagers on the Australian dollar - in both directions - after it became the most-volatile Group-of-10 currencies in the past month.

Global Tilt Toward Easing Draws Succor in Asia - BloombergQuint

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:57:38 GMT

Global Tilt Toward Easing Draws Succor in Asia  BloombergQuint

India's interest-rate surprise is looking more like a good one. In what may seem like an odd pairing outside cricket contests, New Zealand may have just ...

China stocks roar back after grim 2018 - Financial Times

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:30:00 GMT

China stocks roar back after grim 2018  Financial Times

Stimulus from Beijing and Fed pause on rates offset continued concern over trade war.

Private Equity Likes the Look of Blackstone's Real Estate Model - Bloomberg

Published: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT

Private Equity Likes the Look of Blackstone's Real Estate Model  Bloomberg

The investment giant turned to real estate, a market flush with deal flow and liquidity, and others are following.

Lower for longer? Outlook for global interest rates - INTHEBLACK

Published: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Lower for longer? Outlook for global interest rates  INTHEBLACK

Higher US interest rates are signalling an end to the loose monetary policy of the past 10 years, but will other nations follow by lifting their rates?

LDI Strategies and Preparing DB Plans for Recessions - PLANSPONSOR

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:32:22 GMT

LDI Strategies and Preparing DB Plans for Recessions  PLANSPONSOR

Speakers on a PGIM Fixed Income webcast offered practical steps pension plan sponsors can take today and over time to protect funding levels; they suggested ...

10 years after global recession: Is another meltdown imminent? - gulfnews.com

Published: Sat, 09 Feb 2019 12:31:04 GMT

10 years after global recession: Is another meltdown imminent?  gulfnews.com

Dubai: Ten years from the global financial crisis, the global financial system is in much better shape and there are no imminent signs of a crisis of global nature ...

Mortgage brokers struggle to make case for commissions that Hayne wants gone - ABC News

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 01:55:50 GMT

Mortgage brokers struggle to make case for commissions that Hayne wants gone  ABC News

Mortgage brokers are undertaking a major ad campaign to defend their industry against Kenneth Hayne's recommendations that they lose their commissions, ...

The Week in Business: Amazon Breaks Up With New York, and Warren Buffett Takes Stock - The New York Times

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 18:51:57 GMT

The Week in Business: Amazon Breaks Up With New York, and Warren Buffett Takes Stock  The New York Times

Plus, tax season brings bad news, and the Fed offers more clues about its change of heart.

What’s Wrong With Functional Finance? (Wonkish) - The New York Times

Published: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:57:10 GMT

What’s Wrong With Functional Finance? (Wonkish)  The New York Times

The doctrine behind MMT was smart but not completely right.

Investors Locked in on Shares of AEON GLOBAL HEALTH CORP (:AGHC) - The Coin Guild

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 07:51:52 GMT

Investors Locked in on Shares of AEON GLOBAL HEALTH CORP (:AGHC)  The Coin Guild

AEON GLOBAL HEALTH CORP (:AGHC) has been getting interest from investors after the stock price touched $0.428 at the conclusion of the most recent trade.

Bill Gates says tax policies like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s are ‘missing the picture’ - The Verge

Published: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Bill Gates says tax policies like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s are ‘missing the picture’  The Verge

Speaking on The Vergecast this week, Gates said that while marginal tax rates in the United States can be "more progressive" there are now some politicians ...

Argentina hikes interest rate to 60% — highest in the world - CBC.ca

Published: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Argentina hikes interest rate to 60% — highest in the world  CBC.ca

Argentina's Central Bank on Thursday increased its benchmark interest rate to 60 per cent — the world's highest — in an effort to halt a sharp slide in the value of ...

Millennial socialism - The Economist

Published: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Millennial socialism  The Economist

AFTER THE collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 20th century's ideological contest seemed over. Capitalism had won and socialism became a byword for ...

Bracing for higher global interest rate environment: Brainstorming for 2020 - Hurriyet Daily News

Published: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Bracing for higher global interest rate environment: Brainstorming for 2020  Hurriyet Daily News

A gradual rise in interest rates over the next decade will have some key implications for emerging markets, including Turkey, which should work to communicate ...

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Acquisition of Own Shares - GlobeNewswire

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:01:00 GMT

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Acquisition of Own Shares  GlobeNewswire

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the “Company” or “Star Bulk”) (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLK), a global shipping ...

How Federal Interest Rates Work - U.S. News & World Report

Published: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:00:00 GMT

How Federal Interest Rates Work  U.S. News & World Report

The Federal Open Market Committee meets regularly to examine economic data and decide the future of interest rates in the U.S..

Trump heaps pressure on Federal Reserve over interest rate rise - The Guardian

Published: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Trump heaps pressure on Federal Reserve over interest rate rise  The Guardian

After heavy market losses, Wall Street faces its bleakest Christmas since the 1930s.

Bengaluru office rentals may grow 3rd fastest globally - Times of India

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:19:26 GMT

Bengaluru office rentals may grow 3rd fastest globally  Times of India

India Business News: BENGALURU: Bengaluru's prime office space rentals are expected to rise the third fastest in the world in 2019, according to a report from ...

World’s two largest economies diverge as China shuns US Fed move - South China Morning Post

Published: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:00:00 GMT

World’s two largest economies diverge as China shuns US Fed move  South China Morning Post

The People's Bank of China refused to mirror its US counterpart on Thursday, anxious to maintain low borrowing costs amid smouldering trade war.

When interest rate forecasts don't WIRP - Financial Times

Published: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

When interest rate forecasts don't WIRP  Financial Times

For many investors (and journalists) trying to gauge the future path of US interest rates, there is one place that provides a simple distillation of what markets ...

Fed Interest Rate Decision Adds To Oil Price Rout - Forbes

Published: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Fed Interest Rate Decision Adds To Oil Price Rout  Forbes

As if oil markets needed any more bears lurking about, the U.S. Federal Reserve has emerged as yet another factor driving negative sentiment. The Fed ...

When It Comes to Rates, What Are Central Banks Going to Do Next? - Bloomberg

Published: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMT

When It Comes to Rates, What Are Central Banks Going to Do Next?  Bloomberg

Global central banks are gradually withdrawing easy monetary policy a decade since they began racing to the rescue of a world economy skidding into ...

Pimco Piles Into a Bond Paying the World's Highest Interest Rate - Bloomberg

Published: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Pimco Piles Into a Bond Paying the World's Highest Interest Rate  Bloomberg

The world's best-paying bond has a big fan in one of the world's largest bond investors.

Libor interest rate benchmark replacements - Bond Buyer

Published: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Libor interest rate benchmark replacements  Bond Buyer

Times of transition are when market participants make their most important choices and biggest decisions. Now is one of those times. We are witnessing a ...

Jeffrey Gundlach extended conversation with Yahoo Finance [Transcript] - Yahoo Finance

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 18:57:00 GMT

Jeffrey Gundlach extended conversation with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]  Yahoo Finance

Jeffrey Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital, discusses the outlook for the market, tax policy, cannabis, millennials, the national debt, and the 2020 ...

Ordinary Stablecoin or XRP Killer? What We Know About JPMorgan Chase’s New Cryptocurrency - Cointelegraph

Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 13:41:04 GMT

Ordinary Stablecoin or XRP Killer? What We Know About JPMorgan Chase’s New Cryptocurrency  Cointelegraph

Follow up. On Feb. 14, United States banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase announced its own cryptocurrency. Significantly, it is the first time a major U.S. bank ...

Ukraine bank offers 21% interest rate for doing 10,000 steps a day - The Guardian

Published: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Ukraine bank offers 21% interest rate for doing 10,000 steps a day  The Guardian

Ukraine's Monobank offers best rates to clients who do 10000 steps a day.

How Will Real Estate Withstand Rising Interest Rates? | Real Estate Investments - U.S. News & World Report

Published: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

How Will Real Estate Withstand Rising Interest Rates? | Real Estate Investments  U.S. News & World Report

Areas with strong job growth may be able to weather higher mortgage rates, analysts say.

Argentina Holds Rate at World-High 60 Percent to Fight Inflation - Bloomberg

Published: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Argentina Holds Rate at World-High 60 Percent to Fight Inflation  Bloomberg

Argentina's central bank kept its key interest rate on Tuesday at 60 percent, the highest in the world, following a surprise hike two weeks ago after the peso ...

Why US rates have a global impact - BBC News

Published: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Why US rates have a global impact  BBC News

US central bankers have raised a key interest rate again this week, lifting the bank's benchmark rate to its highest level since 2008. The US Federal Reserve ...

What is a "neutral" interest rate? - Marketplace APM

Published: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

What is a "neutral" interest rate?  Marketplace APM

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell helped spark a stock market rally when he said interest rates were "just below" neutral at the Economic Club of New York ...

Interest Rates On The Move: Time To Pay Attention? - Forbes Now

Published: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Interest Rates On The Move: Time To Pay Attention?  Forbes Now

In the past couple of days, the 10-year U.S. Treasury rate has risen. Commonwealth CIO Brad McMillan looks at whether interest rates will keep rising, plus what ...

Rising interest rates around the world will not yet lead to another financial crash – here's why - The Independent

Published: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Rising interest rates around the world will not yet lead to another financial crash – here's why  The Independent

That was the week that was – at least for financial markets. After a vicious meltdown, US markets bounced back on Friday, though not quickly enough to rescue ...

Market research guru Jim Grant predicts the Fed 'will definitely blink' on interest rates - CNBC

Published: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Market research guru Jim Grant predicts the Fed 'will definitely blink' on interest rates  CNBC

The Federal Reserve won't end up raising interest rates as aggressively as projected, said Jim Grant, editor and founder of the venerable Grant's Interest Rate ...

When Do Rising Interest Rates Hurt the Residential Real Estate Market? | Real Estate Investments - U.S. News & World Report

Published: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 07:00:00 GMT

When Do Rising Interest Rates Hurt the Residential Real Estate Market? | Real Estate Investments  U.S. News & World Report

After years of near zero interest rates, the Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark rate, currently at 1.9 percent. Like a ripple across a still pond, as the Fed rate ...

More than half of global central banks are raising rates, and that’s a problem for stocks - MarketWatch

Published: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

More than half of global central banks are raising rates, and that’s a problem for stocks  MarketWatch

U.S. investors are increasingly concerned about Federal Reserve monetary policy, worried that the U.S. economy cannot handle the tighter financial conditions ...

Turkey under pressure to raise interest rates as economic crisis looms - The Guardian

Published: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Turkey under pressure to raise interest rates as economic crisis looms  The Guardian

Rampant inflation, a falling currency and tensions with the US are hurting Turkish consumers and businesses.

Turkey's Central Bank Defies Erdogan With Drastic Interest Rate Hike - NPR

Published: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Turkey's Central Bank Defies Erdogan With Drastic Interest Rate Hike  NPR

These days it's rare for Turkish officials to contradict President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has vowed not to raise rates. But that's what happened Thursday, ...

Video: South Indian state of Kerala to issue bonds to expats for rebuilding flood-hit state - gulfnews.com

Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:00:17 GMT

Video: South Indian state of Kerala to issue bonds to expats for rebuilding flood-hit state  gulfnews.com

Dubai: The flood-ravaged south Indian state of Kerala will issue bonds to raise money from expatriates to facilitate rebuilding projects, Chief Minister Pinarayi ...

Argentina Boosts World’s Highest Rates Amid Turkey Contagion - Bloomberg

Published: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Argentina Boosts World’s Highest Rates Amid Turkey Contagion  Bloomberg

Argentina took emergency steps to stabilize its currency in the wake of an emerging-market rout caused by Turkey's crisis, jacking up its already ...

Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold amid Brexit uncertainty - The Guardian

Published: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold amid Brexit uncertainty  The Guardian

Growing worries over prospects for the world economy and the mounting fallout from Brexit uncertainty have pushed the Bank of England to keep interest rates ...

World stock markets dive as Trump attacks 'crazy' US rate hikes - The Guardian

Published: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMT

World stock markets dive as Trump attacks 'crazy' US rate hikes  The Guardian

A jittery, volatile week on global financial markets has burst into a frenzy of selling, triggered by heavy losses on Wall Street and comments by Donald Trump ...

Threat Of Rising Global Interest Rates Not Fully Grasped By Markets - Seeking Alpha

Published: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Threat Of Rising Global Interest Rates Not Fully Grasped By Markets  Seeking Alpha

The four decade-old trend of declining interest rates seems to have ended a few years ago, given that lows reached a few years back, likely represent the ...

Trade tariffs, higher interest rates are slowing global economic growth, OECD says - CNBC

Published: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Trade tariffs, higher interest rates are slowing global economic growth, OECD says  CNBC

Amid prolonged trade disputes and rising interest rates, the global economy will continue to slow down next year, according to the latest forecasts from the ...

Average Auto Loan Rates - U.S. News & World Report

Published: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Average Auto Loan Rates  U.S. News & World Report

There's no doubt that buying a car is expensive. The average price of a new car is more than $36000, and a used car costs more than $20000 on average.

Interest Rates Are Rising for All the Right Reasons - The New York Times

Published: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Interest Rates Are Rising for All the Right Reasons  The New York Times

The cost to borrow money is on the rise. That is bad news for home buyers and other prospective borrowers. It helped cause a stock market sell-off on ...

Global interest rate outlook for 2019 - ETF Daily News

Published: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Global interest rate outlook for 2019  ETF Daily News

US: Neutral. We expect US interest rates to remain range-bound due to moderating gross domestic product (GDP) growth and looming US Treasury supply.

Traders slash bets on Fed interest rate rises - Financial Times

Published: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Traders slash bets on Fed interest rate rises  Financial Times

Futures prices suggest US central bank will move in December but might pause in 2019.